Game-counter.



E. J. HEARST.

GAME COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I7. |915.

1,196,358, PatentedAug. 29,1916.

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"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN J'. HEARST, OF ASHBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

GAME-COUNTER.

Application filed May 17, 1915.

i' 1o all whom t may concern Be it known that l, EuwIN J. Hnnns'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at iishboro, in the county of Randolph, Stale et North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game- Counters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oil the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful impiovements in markers or counters 'for keeping score of a game, and is particularly directed to the provision of such a device which is of a multiple character.

The object of the present invention resides in the provision of a counter to be used ',or keeping the score of games such as rook, in which a high score is made and which is also adapted with auxiliary means lier keeping the score of games such as seven-up7 or set-back, it being more particularly the object to provide a novel arrangement oi parts .for indicating the minus score when a player is in the hole.

lith the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention resides more particularly in the combination, formation and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and speciiically pointed out in the appended claim.

Reference is had to the accompanying .lrawing wherein similar characters ol relierence designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved counter, Eig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view taken therethrough onthe line Q, 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the central portion oi' the device, and showing the pivotal mounting of the auxiliary marking devices, and Fig. il is a perspective view of one of the long pointers of the device.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the improved counter is shown as comprising a plate 5 on which is positioned a circular series of symbols G which are adapted for recording the scores against such as rook or other games which involve a relatively high score, these symbols preferably running from Zero to 220. A plurality of pointers 7 are provided for indicating the scores in conjunction with these symbols and this pointer is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

Serial No. 28,696.

so mounted that it does not interfere with the operation of auxiliary scoring devices to be hereinafter described, this pointer being also adapted for indicating a plus or minus score with the same symbols.

The pointers are preferably ot diii'erent colors to designate differentplayers. To pivotally mount these pointers at the center of the series of symbols (3, a pivot pin 8 is passed through the plate and through pivot openings in the inner ends of the pointers, suitable washers 9 being disposed between the pivoted ends of the pointers so that when one pointer is moved, the adjacent ones will not be moved thereby. Flanges 10 areigirovided at the side portions of each pointer 7 and have their edges bent to lorm guide grooves slidably holding a plate 11 which is adapted to slide on the face of the pointer and cover or uncover a suitable symbol thereon, such as the word Set so that when the player' is set back, he may slide the plate to expose this symbol and the number indicated by the pointer will indicate his minus score. i

Auxiliary counting devices for indicating the number of games won by each player or for indicating the scores of games, such as seven-up or set-back, which comprises a plurality of series 1Q ol: symbols, the symbols of each series being arranged substantially in a quadrant. Pointers 13 are provided in conjunction with the series ot' symbols 12 and each ol these pointers is pivoted on a pin 1-Ll engaged in the plate adjacent the central pivot pin S so each pointer will swing radially with respect to a respective series of symbols. The pins 1-l have their inner ends secured in a disk 15 mounted on the pin S whereby a strongstructure is provided. To provide means whereby the mounting ot these auxiliary pointers will not interfere with actuations of the main pointers, a second disk 16 is secured on the pivot pin S between the innermost pointer 7 and the pointers 13 and lies over the disk 15 and the pivoted ends of these pointers. To provide a means for limiting the pivotal movements of the pointers 13, a hub member 19 is secured on the pin 8 and is provided with radial arms 20 extending between the indicator members 13. The indicator' members 13 may be colored variously as may the indicators 7 so that they may be readily identified by the player using the indicators Lmi series of symbols thereon, of a plurality of pointers pivoted at a common center on the plate to swing radially with respect to said series of symbols, a symbol on each of the pointers and a plate slidably mounted on each of the corners to cover or uncover the said symbol.

n testimony whereof, l atlix my signa ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDWlN J. HELRST.

Witnesses JN0. M1 NEELY, J. S. Lewis.

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